Regional integration and south-south cooperation in health in Latin America and the Caribbean

Roa, Alejandra Carrillo; Santana, José Paranaguá de

doi:10.1590/s1020-49892012001100007

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“…The relevance of these strategic alliances and agreements has been highlighted by several other studies (e.g. Briones & Dockendorff, 2015;Baranyi et al, 2015;Carrillo Roa & Paranaguá de Santana, 2012).…”

Section: The Latin American Donorsmentioning

confidence: 82%

A new player in the international development community? Chile as an emerging donor

Gutiérrez

Jaimovich

2017

Development Policy Review

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In recent years a series of non‐traditional donors have gained relevance as providers of Official Development Assistance (ODA). In the present study we analyze the case of Chile, one of these emerging donors. Our estimates indicate that Chile's ODA was roughly 0.01% of gross domestic product (GDP) in the period from 2006 to 2012. Even though this magnitude was far below that of other emerging donors, Chile has become one of the main regional donors within Latin America. We show that the Chilean approach to international co‐operation has been a mix of emergency aid and technical assistance for social policies, often in response to diplomatic affairs. As such, Chilean ODA has been mainly an instrument of soft power diplomacy.

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Section: The Latin American Donorsmentioning

confidence: 82%

A new player in the international development community? Chile as an emerging donor

Gutiérrez

Jaimovich

2017

Development Policy Review

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“…The similarities in the socioeconomic, cultural and public health contexts of African countries are opportunities for home-grown efforts to improve development cooperation among them. Available literature especially from countries of Latin America and the Caribbean and the two case studies presented in this paper provide evidence to support scaling up of the use of horizontal development coordination mechanisms to strengthen public health services delivery and socioeconomic development among African countries [ 31 ]. The debate is therefore not whether to use the SSC mechanisms for public health services strengthening in Africa or not but how to effectively use it [ 17 ].…”

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South-South cooperation as a mechanism to strengthen public health services in Africa: experiences, challenges and a call for concerted action

Olu¹,

Petu²,

Ovberedjo³

et al. 2017

Pan Afr Med J

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Implementation of new models of development cooperation have been on the increase lately. Coupled with this are calls for use of horizontal development cooperation mechanisms such as South-South Cooperation (SSC) as a way to enhance aid effectiveness in the health sector of developing countries. In this case series, we review recent experiences in the application of SSC initiatives to two public health situations in Africa to demonstrate the veracity of this new paradigm. Our review highlight the immense benefits associated with the use of SSC for health and provide evidence for increasing use of horizontal development coordination mechanisms to strengthen public health services delivery and socioeconomic development among African countries. Opportunities for SSC among African countries include in the areas of disease prevention and control, production of medical products and essential medicines, harmonization of regulatory processes, and health workforce development among others. However, pitfalls such as poor coordination, inadequate political commitment, lack of conducive policy environments, language barrier and inadequate financing opportunities for SSC initiatives present major dilemma for the use of SSC mechanisms. We conclude that the need for a paradigm shift from vertical to horizontal development cooperation needs no further proof but a call to action. We call on the concerned stakeholders to support the establishment of a systematic approach for use of SSC mechanisms in the health sector of Africa, designation of an African Centre of Excellence for SSC in public health and development of a regional mechanism for monitoring and evaluation of SSC initiatives in Africa.

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“…We reviewed materials published from 1992 to 2017, corresponding with the modern era of global health and the quarter-century following the Cold War. We recognize that neither SSC nor SJSSC are new phenomena [66,98,99]; this review includes pieces covering historical accounts of SSC dating back to the height of decolonization in the 1950s and 1960s and the emergence of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) [100], even as the publication time frame of the literature we review emphasizes the growth of this arena in recent decades.…”

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Is there a social justice variant of South–South health cooperation?: a scoping and critical literature review

Birn

Muntañer

Afzal

et al. 2019

Global Health Action

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Background: In recent decades, global health scholars and policymakers have highlighted the burgeoning role of South-South cooperation (SSC) in health, claiming it constitutes a more just and even-handed approach to health cooperation. But the assertion that SSC inherently challenges power asymmetries and pursues egalitarian agendas and forms of interaction merits interrogation. Here we explore a transformative, counter-hegemonic, solidarity-oriented form of SSCsocial justice-oriented South-South cooperation (SJSSC)as differentiated from other types of health aid. Objective: The objectives of this scoping review are: 1) to determine what is known and discussed through peer-reviewed and grey literature about SJSSC in health; and 2) to identify the different features and principles of SJSSC. This review seeks to inform research agendas and identify implications for policy and practice around SJSSC. Methods: We conducted a search for relevant peer-reviewed and grey literature in eight languages and screened abstracts that met inclusion criteria. We carried out a full-text review and data extraction on included pieces and conducted a thematic analysis identifying a set of repeated themes related to the features and principles of SJSSC. Results: We identified 188 publications meeting our criteria. Through an iterative process, we developed two overarching categories: values and strategies. Each comprises four themes that allowed us to map the ideas and practices of SJSSC depicted in the literature. The values mapped are: an anti-hegemonic world view; equity-oriented and redistributive political values; egalitarian terms of cooperation; and reciprocity. The strategies encompass: solidarity-building; health justice approaches; mutual exchange and collective justice; and challenging interests of dominant classes in the health arena. Conclusion: This review rectifies ungrounded claims about SSC by identifying and mapping the research literature on SJSSC and has relevance for the conceptualization, policy development, and practice of equitable health cooperation.

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Regional integration and south-south cooperation in health in Latin America and the Caribbean

Cited by 18 publications

References 11 publications

A new player in the international development community? Chile as an emerging donor

A new player in the international development community? Chile as an emerging donor

South-South cooperation as a mechanism to strengthen public health services in Africa: experiences, challenges and a call for concerted action

Is there a social justice variant of South–South health cooperation?: a scoping and critical literature review

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